KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

KIIT University offers UG, PG, and Research programs in various disciplines through its different schools. For UG and PG courses admissions at KIIT, candidates are required to appear for the KIITEE examination and participate in the counseling for final seat allotments. KIITEE is conducted by KIIT University for admission to B.Tech, MBA, BBA, BCA, and other UG and PG courses.

The minimum eligibility criteria for B.Tech is 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology with 60% marks in aggregate. For B.Arch program, 10+2 (60%) with Mathematics as the main subject is mandatory.

KIIT conducts KIITEE to offer admission in B.Tech course followed by counselling. B.Arch admission is based on a valid score in NATA. Final admission is confirmed through counselling.

KIIT also offers admission to B.Tech+M.Tech (Integrated)/ B.Tech+MBA (Dual Degree) and B.Tech (Lateral Entry) on the basis of performance in KIITEE followed by coiunselling.

In total there are approximately 3000 seats including all the streams of engineering at KIIT. KIIT offers Engineering in Civil, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electronics & Computer Science, Electronics & Control Systems, Mechanical, Automobile, Aerospace, Mechatronics, Production, Communication, Electrical, Chemical Technology, Biotechnology.

The following are some of the best courses among all the courses offered by KIIT-

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Bacehlor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
• Bachelor of Design (BDes)

The ranking of KIIT School of Management are as follows:-

• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology was ranked 16th among Indian Universities by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• Ranked 601-800 in the Times Higher Education ‘World University Ranking’ for 2024 which is considered to be a great jump for KIIT.
• KIIT Deemed to be University has been ranked No 1 among the Private Higher Education Indian Universities by ARIIA.
• KIIT is provided with the rank band of 201-250 among Asian universities by Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of Asia’s best universities for 2022.
• The college is also given the rank of 151-200 worldwide in the prestigious Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2023.
• KIIT is the the youngest deemed to be university in the country to figure in this prestigious World QS Rankings -2018 ( Rank-8th )

The following factors can determine that KIIT college is upto your expectations or not:-

• Placements- As per the latest data, the highest and average package offered in KIIT, 2023 was INR 63 LPA and INR 6.5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of the college placements included Tata Power,  Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel, JWIL Infra Limited, Accenture, Cognizant, TCS,  etc.
• Infrastructure- All the labs are Wi-Fi facilitated and are fully air conditioned. The hostels are also very good. The hostels rooms have full Wi-Fi facilities. The mess foods are good and are very hygienic. The college have very good sports complexes all around the campuses. This college provided free treatment to students for any kind of medical emergency.
• Faculty- Professors are highly qualified. They have good teaching skills. They are very friendly. The course is well-designed and helps students to get placements. There are opportunities for students to study abroad during their college experience.

• As per the latest data, the the highest and average package offered in KIIT, 2023 was INR 63 LPA and INR 6.5 LPA, respectively.
• Over 350 recruiters participated in the placement process and provided 4,500 job offers.
• According to 2023 estimates, almost 90% of students were placed for jobs.
• The top recruiters of the college placements included Tata Power, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel, JWIL Infra Limited, Accenture, Cognizant, TCS,  etc.
• The KIIT the highest package has seen a decent rise since 2021. From INR 30 LPA in 2021 and INR 52 LPA in 2022, the highest salary has reached INR 62 LPA in 2023.
• There is a rise of 40% in the average package that was observed during KIIT placements 2023 when the data is compared with 2022.

Total course fee of MBA and Super MBA programmes is INR 16.90 Lacs which includes tuition fees, AC hostel, mess and utility charges, development, administration fees, books and study materials and laptop, etc. The course fee is to be paid in instalments, semester wise. The institute offers scholarships to meritorious students and also assist in study loans through bank. The one-time payment amount at the time of admission is INR 1 lakh. Top 5 students in KIITEE Management or candidates who have scored 95 or above percentile in MAT or 80 percentile or above in CAT / XAT are eligible for scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to students after they meet all the criteria. Candidates need to apply for scholarship during admission and complete the procedure within the given deadline.

The admission procedure of MBA at KIIT-SOM includes shortlisting of candidate on the basis of KIITEE-Management, Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). The GD-PI and WAT rounds are conducted after the entrance exam result has been released. Candidates who clear KIITEE MBA entrance test, are eligible for the GD-PI and WAT. However, the selection will be made on the basis of every candidate’s academic record and KIITEE score.

MBA aspirants who have a valid score of CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT can also apply for KSOM MBA admission. Such candidates are not required to appear for KIITEE MBA and can directly participate in the GD-PI and WAT rounds upon selection.